NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 137 A Crim R 246
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v. DMC [2002] NSWCCA 513 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60443/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2002
PARTIES : Regina - Crown/respondent DMC - appellant JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Hulme J at 47; Hidden J at 48
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 02/41/0042 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Andrews ADCJ OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr. H. Dhanji for appellant Mr. D. Frearson for respondent/Crown SOLICITORS : D.J. Humphreys for appellant S.E. O'Connor for respondent/Crown CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Assault - Whether physical contact an ordinary incident of social intercourse - Whether consent must be to particular contact or may be implicit and general - Whether prosecution must prove lack of belief in consent - CRIMINAL LAW - Kidnapping - Whether intention to hold must be intention to hold irrespective of the willingness or consent of the victim. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s.90A (now repealed) Boughey v. The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 10 Donnelly (1997) 96 ACrimR 432 DPP v. Rogers [1953] 2 AllER 644 CASES CITED: Fagan v. Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1969] 1 QB 439 Fitzgerald v. Kennard (1995) 38 NSWLR 184 R v. Bonora (1994) 35 NSWLR 74 R v. Kuckailis [2001] NSWCCA 333 DECISION : Appeal allowed and the appellant's convictions on counts 4 and 5 quashed.
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL CCA 60443/02 DC 02/41/0042
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